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Word: Pump
Speech Type: Verb
late Middle English (originally in nautical use): related to Dutch pomp ‘ship's pump’ (earlier in the sense ‘wooden or metal conduit’), probably partly of imitative origin
pʌmp
force (liquid, gas, etc.) to move by or as if by means of a pump
Short Definition:move liquid, gas, etc. with pump
Examples:- the blood is pumped around the body
draw (milk) from the breast using a breast pump, typically in order to feed a baby by means of a bottle
Short Definition:draw milk from breast
Examples:- she struggled with pumping enough milk
- I've exclusively pumped for my youngest
fill (something such as a tyre or balloon) with liquid or gas using a pump
Short Definition:fill with liquid, gas, etc.
Examples:- I pumped the tyres and oiled the chain
- my veins had been pumped full of glucose
move vigorously up and down
Short Definition:move vigorously up and down
Examples:- we had to pump the handle like mad
- that's superb running—look at his legs pumping
try to elicit information from (someone) by persistent questioning
Short Definition:try to elicit information from
Examples:- she began to pump her friend for details
- I pumped him about his political activities
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